Susan Irie sells “lighting you can feel,” which means she focuses on the effects of…
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Legislation designed to curtail counterfeit goods sold online has not passed yet. Could 2026 be the year? Listen to manufacturers and showrooms talk about the challenges they face in competing with online…
U.S. and Canadian lighting showrooms encouraged to enter the Showroom of the Year Awards Dallas Market Center has announced the call for entries for the 17th annual Showroom of the Year…
Dallas Market Center (DMC) has unveiled a list of lighting manufacturers from South and Central America that have passed a vetting process to participate in Nearshoring America at Lightovation. The exhibition will…
A second-generation lighting rep in California, Melissa Leib’s agency has evolved alongside the many changes that have occurred in the industry — first as Leib & Associates in 1994 and later, in…
The lines between residential and commercial/hospitality projects have been blurring over the past eight or so years, but with the recent downturn in homebuying activity more lighting showrooms are expanding their reach…
This year’s Design + Build Day – part of the upcoming Lightovation show – will be headlined by Cindy Allen, editor-in-chief of Interior Design magazine, who will provide a keynote address and later…
Dallas Market Center (DMC) has announced newly opened showrooms, brand additions, and temporary exhibitions and design resources debuting for the upcoming January Total Home & Gift Market, taking place January 7–13. In…
It was a bustling show for this year’s edition of Boutique Design New York (BDNY), the renowned trade fair and conference for the boutique and lifestyle hospitality industry. Held this month at…
While the decorative residential lighting industry has not yet had success maintaining a rep-only organization – unlike the commercial side of the industry, which is comprised of large rep agencies – momentum…
Newly formed lighting company Atlas Lighting & Home is building up its executive team with the addition of Jill Gardner as vice president of sales. Officially launched last month, Atlas Lighting &…